Type-distributing implement.



H. O. GAMMBTER. TYPE DISTRIBUTING IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18, 1908. 1,051,725.

Patented Jan. 28, 1913.

UNITED STATES OFFICE.

HARRY c. GAMMETEB, F RATENAHL, OHIO, AssIeNoR 'ro 'rHE AMEnIcAN MULTI- GRAPH COMPANY, OEVCLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION or OHIO.

TYPE-DISTRIBUTING IMPLEMENT.

, To all whomit may concern? 1 Be-it known'that I, HARRY C. GAMMI-ZTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bratenahl, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in 'lype-Distributing Im'plements,.of which the following is short type' used groovedon their opposite sides. My 1nven-' very. rapid distribution,

a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had to the accon'ipanymg drawmgs. i Q

The object-ofthis'iuvention is to provide a very simple and efiicient toolfor the hand distributionof type.

- My tool is particularly effective with specially formed type which are'adapted to be strung in-a loose line, for example, the in the; multigraplt and tion provides holder fora line of type, the holder being formed \vith a. handle whereby it maybe conveniently held and moved about, and means easily actuated by the operators finger for causing the ejctionof a type at a time. I thus enable the holder being moved about from placeto place to discharge into d-itlerentiieecptacles .acc ording to'the type ,to be .ejectco. The invention comprises the broad combi- 'nation of a typeholder'adapted to beheldm the hand and moved from place to place, and fin'ger controlled discharging means therefor' ,7 I

Themore complete embodiment of the invention hereinshown and hereinafter more fully described is also comprised within my invention. Y r

The drawings clearly disclose my invention in a simple and satisfactoryform,

' Figure 1 is'a side elevationof the imple- 'ment complete; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sec-- tion thereof; Fig. 3 is an'enlarged cross sectionthrough .the holderadja'cent to the discharge controller; Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross section taken ing towardthe handle; Fig. 5' is a'pers ective of the type which the articular-ho der Specification of Letters Batent. Application filed June 18, 1908. Serial No. 439,118.

"may be ejected.

through the barrel look- Y being shownin Fig.

Patented Jan. 28, 1913.

I sides and has its foot/12 beveled opposite directions This is thelrcgular inultigraph type and is co vered by Patent No. 836.026.

The barrel of my intni. nent which may hold a row of the (lesC-l'lhtfd type comprises a split tube 20. the edges of the"tube adjacent to'the split, as indicated by 21, being adapted to-occupy the grooves in the type. This tube is set at one end into the handle 93 whereby the tool may be conveniently held in the hand and moved from place to place. It is to be understood that, it being the purpose of this implement to eject the type, one at a time, from't'he free 'endof the tube, allowing them to drop into their respective receptacles, this free end is preferably bent downwardly, as shown at Qt, to

enable this to be accomplished more conveniently. To control the discharge of-the type, I provide near the free ,end of the tube, a star wheel 30, loosely journaled on a pin :31 secured to the-under side of the tube 20. This star wheel projects into the barrel in such position that its teeth tak between'the feetf'of the successive types-as shown in Fig.2. Accordingiy every time the star'wheel isturned one tooth, one type 33 comprises a small roller held by a spring bailj'34 and bearing against the star wheel, thereby holding it against accidental] rotation. To rotate, the wheel a tooth at a time to discharge the type, I provide" the wire bail which extends across thestar wheel, engaging on its forward side. This bail extends rearwardly andjhas both its;

arms secured to a slidable fingeifi pie'ce; ;-S, which is loosely mounted on't-he handle. lt- Will be seen from this construction that. it;

the tingen piece 38 is drawn toward" the handle, the. star wheel will be rotate hiits under side rearward, one tooth, thus feeding forward and discharging one type. The

finger piece 38xwhich operates to discharge the type is normally pressed forward by a spring 40 surrounding a stud etl carried by the finger piece and guided in a boss 42. on the under side of the'l1andle, the. s )ringoccupying arecess in this boss The nger piece-is, guided by being .loosely slotted around a screw 43, screwing into the boss.

This boss has a collar .or ferruled t seclued to it which closely embraces the end of the handle 23, which may he of wood, and holdsgravity being relied on to feed the type to However, as the. described prevents any eient to providean eificient distributing im-' plement, the'fin'ger piece being pulled bythe operators first finger, like a gun trigger,

e star wheel. construction is operative onlywhen the tube extends downwardly-toward the star wheel,

' I' prefer to provide afspring to insure-the type being fed forward to assist gravity,

and to prevent any j sticking if the type should bedirty. This springis shown in.

Fig.2 and comprises a long light helical sprin 50 which may occupy thebarrel and exten into an axial recess 51 in the handle,

This spring has on its free end a suitable This spring is of sufficient length so that it may cause the plunger to bear with some so located, as shown in even if there; is only force against the type,

the same 'time,-the

one in the holder; at spring is coiled loosely provided in the handle axially of the rece'ss 51 to uide the spring. The 'spring 5O may be hel d in the compressed position by a lug 54 on the plunger 52 which is-adapted to beturned into a 'notch55 in the barrel by an easy movement of the operators thumb. When the, plun idle. Whenever desired, however, the turning of the plunger on its axis'to bring the' lug out" of the notch, (the lu furnishing the handle for this purposeijfrees the spring to the action of the type, allowing it to assume the position shown'in Fig; 2. While the spring 50 has sufficient extensibility to shove the plunger 52 along the bar-. rel clear to the star wheel, it does not have force? even when compressed to' the limit to rotate the star sufiicient 7 wheel against the restraint'l'fofthe detent spring 34.

. type, the spring 50 is compressed and locked.

In such position, the type may be forced by hand through the fopen end of the holder past-the star'whel, thus loading theholder. makev such-loading 0 eration easier, it is the starwheel. To accomcentric pin e under side ,of

g iiifi viiticamsj the spring down from receptacle to receptacle,

j for each letter.

'ceptacle to receptacle. plunger 52 adaptedto bear against the type.

V enough, and the reccss 5l is long enough, so that the whole er and "spring. are. ig. 4, the'springis the discharging mechanism carrying all of said When the holder is to be loaded withj re oveithe etent'roller 33 from 1 2 fairl e, however, substantiallya V g I, ,8

, ment, the combination of means forholding so as to hold the roller away from the star wheel. The pin has a small handle62 enabling such operation. This withdrawal of the detent allows the typeto be very easily shovedinto place.

It will be seen that this tool may be very quickly loaded with a supply of type and may be made of such dimensions as to carry a whole line of type and that the type may be distributed from the holder with great rapidity. The operator simply reads the whole clause, or a convenient portion of it, in'the holder and then moves the holder spelling out the words and pulling the-finger piece 38 With a little practice, the speed of distribution is only limited by the, time required to move the holder from re- It should bestated that, while the star wheel controller, arranged to cooperate with type having beveled feet, is claimed herein broadly, it is also claimed in combination with a type case in my application No. 308,378, filedMarch 28, 1906, which may be referred to as'a date of record in the Patent Office of whatever is commonto that application and the present one. Reference should alsobe made to my pendin applications No.' 236,463, filed Decem r 12, 1904; No. 497,905, filed May 24, 1909; and No. 585,213, Vfiled October 4, 1910, for claims on or relating to holders for grooved type, or means for conveying the. same con- 1 slsting of split or slotted tubes.

claim:

' 1. A portable type distributingimplement comprising a. type holder, a handle, and means forming a permanent part off-the: implement for causing type from the holder. 1

2. Iii, a type distributing hand implement, the combination of a holder adapted to carry a row of type, mechanism mounted on the holder forcompletely discharging the type therefrom, finger mechanism for operating i and a handle arts. 3. In a type distrlbuting implement, the combination of a holder for a line of type, a handle atone end of the holder, a discharge controller near the other end of the holder,

and operating n eans for such discharge conv 120- implement, the. 1 Ieombination of a type ho der, a handle at one end thereof, a movable fingen'piece adja- 5 troller located adjacent to the handle.

4. In a type .distributin cent to the handle, imechanis n'near .tg e other end of thetype holder for e g-01 d ischarge,'i;and "a connecting rod i portable type-distributiii amplecomplete discharge of 100 Having. thus described my invention, I

a line of type, a star wheel carried by the holder and adapted to engage successive type to feed them out one at a time, and finger controller means for giving said star wheel successive portions of a rotation.

6. A portable typeholder adapted to carry type grooved on their opposite sides and having beveled feet, said type holder having means entering such grooves to loosely hold the type, a star wheel adapted to have its teeth enter between the bevels of successive type to discharge them one at a time, and finger operated means for controlling such star wheel.

7. In a type distributing implement, the combination of a split tube, the edges of the tube adjacent to the split being adapted to enter grooves in opposite sides of type and loosely hold a line thereof, a handle on one end of such tube whereby it may be moved from place to place, and means for controlling the discharge from such tube.

8.. In a type distributing implement, the combination of a split tube, the edges of the tube" adjacent to the split being adapted to enter grooves in opposite sides of type and loosely hold a line thereof, a handle on one end of such tube whereby it may be moved from place to place, means for controlling the discharge from such tube, and means adjacent to the handle for operating such discharging mechanism.

9. In a type distributing implement, the combination of a split tube, the edges of the enter grooves in opposite sides of type and loosely hold a line thereof, a handle on one end of such tube whereby it may bemoved from place to place, and means for controlling the discharge from such tube, said means comprising a star wheel carried on thp1 under side of said tube adjacent its free en 10. In a type distributing implement, the combination of a s lit tube, the ed es of the tube adjacent to t e split being a apted to enter grooves in opposite sides of type and loosely hold a linethereof, a handle on one end of such tube whereby it may be moved from place to lace, means for controlling the discharge comprising a star wheel carried on the under side of said tube adjacent its freeend, a movable fingerpiece carried by the handle,

and a connecting rod connecting said finger iece with the star wheel for operating the utter by the movement of the finger piece.

'11. In a. type distributing implement, the

combination of a split tube, a star wheel carried at the base of the tubeand adapted to engage the foot of type in the tube, and a finger piece connected to operate the star wheel.

12. In a type distributing implement, the

combination of a split tube, a star wheel cartube adjacent to the split being adapted to 7 rom such tube, said means ried at the base of the tube and adapted to engage the foot of type in the tube. a bail surrounding the star wheel. and means for pulling on said bail.

13. In a typc-distriluiting implement, the combination of a split tube, a star wheel car-- ricd at the base of the tube and adapted to engage the tent of type in the tube, means for giving partial rotations to the star wheel, a spring detent for preventing inopportune rotation of the star wheel, and mechanism for holding same detent in idle position.

14. In a type distributing implement, the combination of a split tube, a star wheel carried at the base. of the tube and adapted to engage the foot of type in the tube, a bail surrounding the star Wheel, a finger piece for pulling on said bail, a spring detent for preventing inopportune rotation of the star wheel, an mechanism for holding said detent in idle position.

15. In a type distributing implement, the combination of a holder for a line of type, a handle at one end of said holder, a finger piece on the front end of the handle on the under side of the holder, a spring pressing said finger piece toward the open end of the holder, a discharge mechanism adjacent to such open end, and a connection between the same and said finger piece.

16.In a type distributing implement, the combination of a holder for a line of type having a downwardly turned free end, a handle at the other end of said holder, a tinger piece on the front end of the handle on the underside of the hblder, a discharge mechanism adjacentto such free end, and a connection between the same and said finger piece.

17. The combination of a portable type holder formed to engage type grooved on its opposite sides and having a free open end, a spring tending to feed the type toward such open end, a handle and finger operated means adjacent to the handle for controlling the discharge from such open end.

18. The combination of a type holder having a free open end, a spring tending to feed the type toward such open end, means for controlling the discharge from such open end, a handle at the other end of the holder, and finger means'adjacentto the handle for operating the discharge mechanism.

19. The comb nation of a type holder having a free open end and adapted to carry type having beveled feet, a spring tending to feed the type toward such open end, a star wheel adapted to engage such feet and thereby control the discharge from such open end, a handle at the other end of the holder. and finger means adjacent to the handle for operating the star wheel.

20. The combination, in an implcnwui adapted to operate with type grooved on its opposite sides, of a handle, a split tube extending therefrom having its adjacent edges adapted to occupy the grooves of the type, a spring adapted to be compressed Within the handle and adapted to extend within the tube to force the type along the same, and means for controlling the discharge from the tube.

21. In a type distributing implement, the combination of a type holder adapted to hold a row of type, a spring for forcing the same along the holder, means for controlling the discharge of a type located\ adjacent to the eXit end of the holder, and finger operated means for actuating such discharge con- 5 troller.

22. In a type distributing implement, the combination of a type holder in the form of a split tube, a handle at one end thereof, a movable finger piece adjacent to the handle, mechanism near the other end of the type holder for controlling the discharge, a

connecting rod between said mechanism and said movable finger piece, and a helical spring within the tube adapted to act against the ype l 23. In 5 portable type-distributing implement, the combination of a split tube for holding a line of type, a star wheel carried by the holder and adapted to engage successive type to feed them out one at a time, a spring within the tube pressing the type toward the star wheel, and finger controlled means forgiving said star wheel successive portions of a rotation.

24. The combination, in a portable typeholder adapted to carry type grooved on their opposite sides and having beveled feet, said type-holder having means entering such grooves to.loosely hold the type, of a star wheel'adapted to have its teeth enter between the bevels of successive type to discharge them one at a time, and a spring guided by the type holder for pressing the type toward the star wheel.

25. In a type holding implement, the conr bination of a split tube, the edges of the tube adjacent to the split being adapted to enter grooves in opposite sides of type and loosely hold a line thereof, a handle on, one end of such tube whereby it may be moved from place to place, a spring adapted to occupy the tube or be compressed into the handle,

and means operable from a point adjacent to the handle for controlling the discharge 56 from such tube.

2b. The combination of a handle, a type holder extending therefrom, a spring adapted to be compressed Within the handle and adapted to extend to force the type along 60 the holder, and means for locking the spring in idle position compressed substantially within the handle.

27. The combination of a handle, a type holder in the form of a split tube extending th refrom, a spring adapted to be compressed within the handle and adapted to extend within the tube to force the type along the holder, and a plunger at the heatPQ'ithe spring provided with a lug for locking the spring in idle position compressed substantially within the handle.

28. In a type distributing implement, the combination of a split tube, a handle into 3 which one end of said tube extends, a spring occupying a recess in the handle in line with the tube, said spring being adapted to eX- tend into the tube or be'compressed substantially into the handle,1a plunger on the end of the spring having a lug adapted to occupy the split, of the tube or be turned into a 0 lateral notch to lock the spring in idleposition, the spring when released operating to press the line of type in' the tube toward the free end,- and means forfcontrolling the djscharge from such free end. y s

' 29. In a type distributing implement, the combinationof a split tube: a handle into which one end of said tube extendsfa spring occnpyinga recess in the handle in line with the tube, said spring being adapted to exso tend into the tube or be compressed-substantially into the handle, a plunger'on the'. end of thespring having-a lug. adapted to occupy the split of the tube or he turned into a lateral notch to lock the spring in idle 95. position, the spring when releasedoperating to press the line of type in the tube; toward the free end, a starwheel carried by the under side of the tube adjacentto the free end and adaptedto control the discharge of 10a type therefrom, a finger piece carried by the handle, and mechanism connecting the finger piece with the star wheel mid extendingJ along the tube, whereby thefinger piece may operate the star wheel to dischargethe ty pc. '1(15 30. In a type distributing implement, the combination of a split tube, a handle at one end of said tube, a star whcel carried by the under side of the tube adjacent to the free end'and adapted to control the discharge ch11!) type therefrom. a finger piece carried by the handle, a bail connecting the finger piece with the star wheel and extending along the tube, whereby the finger piece may operate the star wheel to discharge the type, and 21115 spring detcnt carried on the under side of the tubc and adapted toengage the star, wheel.

31. A type distributing element adapted to carry and distribute type grooved on its 129 opposite sides comprising a holder formed to occupy such grooves, a handle, mechanism acting successively on the foremost type in a line for discharging the same, and means adjacent to the handle for operating said mechanism.

32. A portable type distributing implement comprising a type holder having an open end, a handle at the other end of the holder, means for discharging the type one 30 at a time through the open end, and means for controlling such discharge from a point .adjacent to the handle.

33. A type distributing implement adapted to operate with type grooved on its opposite sides and beveled on its feet, comprising a holder, a handle, and means engaging such feet between contiguous type to control the discharge. y

2'; t. A type distributing implement adapt ed to operate with type grooved on its opposite sides and beveled on its feet, comprising a holder, a handie, and a star Wheel engaging such feet to control the discharge.

35. i type distributing implement adapt ed to distribute type grooved on its opposite sides and beveled on its feet comprising a holder having two parallel" separated edges adapted to enter the grooves of the type, a

spring pressing the type toward the exit of the holder, and means coiiperating with the beveled feet of the type for cont-rolling the discharge from the holder.

33. In a type distributing implement, the combination of a split tube adapted to carry type grooved on its sides and. beveled on its feet, and means carried by such tube for 00- operating with said feet to control the discharge.

37. In a type distributing implement,-the combination of a'split tube adapted to carry type grooved on its sides and beveled on .its feet, and meanscarried by such tube for cooperating with said feet to control the dis t-harge, said means being located near the discharge end of the tube, a handle at the other end of the tube, and finger means operable from a point e "accnt to the handle for actuating the disch: controller.

38. A portable type distributing implement comprising a tn'z adapted to hold grooved type, and a. star wheel mounted on the tube and. adapted to engage the feet of such type.

A portable typeholder adapted to carry'type grooved on their opposite sides and having beveled feet, said typeholder having means entering such grooves to loosely hold the type in line, and means mounted on the holder adapted to engage between the bevels of the feet of successive type todisi iharge them one at a time,

40. In a type distributing implement, the combination of a split tube. the edges of the tube adjacent to the split being adapted to enter grooves on opposite sides of type and loosely hold a line thereof, and a movable discharge controller for such typeinounted on the tube and acting to discharge the type in the direction of the length of the row.

41. The combination, witha portable typeholder adapted to carry type grooved on their opposite sides, of movable means near one end of the holder for controlling the discharge thereof, finger operated mech anism near the other end of the holder c0nnected to operate said means, and a spring.

withinthe holder pressing the type toward said movable means.

42. A. type distributing implement adapted to operate with type grooved on its opposite sides and beveled on its feet, comprising a holder having a slot between parallel edges which are adapted to" occupy the grooves of a row of type in the slot, a star wheelengaging the feet of the type to control the discharge, and a rcstrainer for the star wheel.

43. The combination, with a holder for type, of a star wheel having its teeth adapted to engage such type and control the -passage thereof, a spring wire bail havingh roller mounted on it for engaging between the teeth of the star wheel to control its r0- tation. and means engaging such teeth to rotate the wheel step by step.

44. The combination, with a holder for type having beveled feet and grooved on its opposite sides, said holder having a pair of parallel separated guiding edges adapted to occupy such grooves, of a star wheel having its teeth adapted to engage between the bevels of successive type.

45. The combination, with a holder for type having beveled feet grooved on its opposite sides, said holder having a pair of parallel separated guiding edges adapted to occupy such grooves, of a star wheel having its teeth adapted to engage between the bevels of successive type, and spring means engaging the teeth of the star wheel to confine its rotation to an intermittent movement.

4:6; The combination of a typeholder in the form of a. tube having a slot parallel j with its axis. which slot is'ad opted to hold a row of type grooved on, its opposite sides and having beveled feet, a star wheel rotatably carried by said typeho lder on the side opposite the slot and projecting through an opening into the tube into posi tion to engage such beveled feet, and means for controlling the ro ation of the star wheel, thereby controlling the passage of the type. v

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature in the .presence of two witnesses.

HARRY c. GAMMETER.

'Witnesses Anmnar ll. BATES, A. J. HUDSON.

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